Joe Mallee Promoted to Head of MassMutual Financial Advisors
Joe Mallee is heading to lead MassMutual’s network of financial professionals, reporting to Paul LaPiana, head of Brand, Product & Affiliated Distribution with MassMutual. He succeeds John Vaccaro,who has shared his plans to retire after a nearly 20-year career with MassMutual.
For nearly 15 years, Mallee has served as CEO and general agent of MassMutual Eastern Pennsylvania, a MassMutual agency. He previously held positions at Merrill Lynch, Guardian and Penn Mutual. In his new role as head of MassMutual Financial Advisors, Mallee will have a singular focus: to responsibly grow the reach, productivity and efficiency of MassMutual’s network of financial professionals to help even more people protect, grow and transfer wealth.
“John helped to build a distribution powerhouse during his tenure with MassMutual, attracting and retaining an enviable network of top-tier financial professionals and reaching millions of people to help them secure their future and protect the ones they love,” said LaPiana. “A proven leader in our network, Joe is well-positioned to build on John’s legacy and continue to attract top financial experts to help meet their clients’ protection and wealth management needs.”
Under Vaccaro’s leadership, client assets have grown to $274 billion in the company’s wealth management business under MML Investors Services, an independent broker/dealer and investment adviser subsidiary of MassMutual represented by over 6,500 financial professionals.
Mallee has served in various industry leadership capacities, including as a political ambassador for Finseca and as a past president of the Lehigh (PA) Valley chapter of NAIFA.
“Joe’s dedication to giving back extends not only to his community but also to shaping the future of the financial services industry and profession,” added LaPiana. “I look forward to the valuable contributions he will make to MassMutual, our network of financial professionals, and the clients they serve.”
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Amanda Umpierrez is the Managing Editor of 401(k) Specialist magazine. She is a financial services reporter with nearly a decade of experience and a passion for telling stories and reporting news. She is originally from Queens, New York, but now resides in Denver, Colorado.
